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Becca Cawthorne

30 October 2024 Becca Cawthorne

Trick or treat? Taking a closer look at online prank videos

Pulling a prank is a tale as old as time and, with a phone in hand, prank videos are easy…

27 September 2024 Becca Cawthorne

Looking at the ‘Goodbye Meta AI’ hoax

An Instagram story has been shared by more than 600,000 people online. The post in question shows a picture that…

25 September 2024 Becca Cawthorne

Announcing the theme for Safer Internet Day 2025!

Make sure you save the date, Safer Internet Day 2025 is happening on Tuesday 11th February 2025!

1 August 2024 Becca Cawthorne

What do I need to know about Fortnite? A guide for parents and carers

In this blog UKSIC partner Childnet will give you all the information you need to understand Fortnite’s gameplay, some of…

10 May 2024 Becca Cawthorne

Safer Internet Day 2024 reaches over half of young people in the UK – Impact report shows

Safer Internet Day 2024 reached more young people than ever before, with 53% of UK children aged 8-17 hearing about…

29 April 2024 Becca Cawthorne

New interactive learning resource from Childnet looking at reliability online

We are delighted to announce the launch of a brand new, interactive and gamified resource helping young people to decide…

15 March 2024 Becca Cawthorne

Meet the Childnet Film Competition Judges for 2024

We are delighted to introduce you to the judges of the 2024 Childnet Film Competition

23 February 2024 Becca Cawthorne

New resource from Childnet – Championing youth voice this LGBT+ History Month

February is LGBT+ History Month, and to celebrate UK Safer Internet Centre partner Childnet have created a poster for you…

16 February 2024 Becca Cawthorne

How did you celebrate Safer Internet Day 2024?

We want to showcase all of the amazing things that organisations like yours did to celebrate the day!

6 February 2024 Becca Cawthorne

Almost half of children and three quarters of parents and carers are worried about safety risks amidst fast-paced technological developments such as genAI.

Research launched for Safer Internet Day reveals that young people are excited about changes in online technology but express the…

2 February 2024 Becca Cawthorne

A deep dive into the Safer Internet Day 2024 education resources

Safer Internet Day 2024 is on Tuesday 6th February, to help you prepare for the day this blog takes a…